This is right off the top of my mind, and I will check it out and confirm it to you, but I seem to recall the HX-1 using the FM-50 battery.

Yes, there is no doubt about it the video on the HX-1 is more impressive than the H-20, and I would expect that the HX-5 video (there are already a few samples out there) will surpass the HX-1. The HX-5 is scheduled to kit dealer shelves around mid March.

thank you sarah ,bummer on the battery i have about 5 battery packs here for my mavicas.
i am seriously thinking about the hx 1 now .little less megapixels but doesnt look like quality will suffer any .

i would suspect battery life would be better on the hx 1 too?

heres a question to ponder.

the hx 1 has what sony calls its "g " lens .
the h20 has the carl ziess lens .
will there be better quality pics with the ziess lens?

all my mavicas have a sony lens and they have served me well.

the hx 1 has a bigger wider lens persay?can capture more in the picture than the h20 correct?

hx1 has 1080p which i like .since technology is always moving ahead of us if i buy a h20 now i,ll soon be upgrading if i want that 1080p video.

uhm........can the hx1 take a 640 by 480 picture?i do alot of posting on forums and thats the best resolution for those.

thanks so much for the advice .there will be more questions i,m sure .

Regarding the lens difference. Based both on reviews and my own personal experience, I find no quality difference between Sony lenses and Zeiss lenses. Initially, Sony wanted a big name on their lenses, so they paid Zeiss a licensing fee to review their lens formulas and to make any of the necessary optical change required. That allowed Sony to call their lenses Zeiss lenses. But Sony has built a good deal of lens experience and I have never had a qualms regarding Sony branded lenses.

The term "G" Lens, comes from their acquisition of Konica Minolta, who had used the designator "G" lens to indicate a superior or upper quality lens.

Yes, I am pretty sure that the HX-1 has a 640 X480 format but I will confirm that to you as well. it would be much better to shoot your E-Bay photos at full resolution and then to downside before you post them on E-Bay. That way you would preserve more image quality. It sounds like the HX-1 would save you that intermediate step with the H-20 camera. A couple of used HX-1 cameras have sold on E-Bay in the last week at $352 and $355.

I purchased the one that sold at $355 yesterday, so As soon as I receive the HX-1 I will become more knowledgeable.

my camera needs are mediocre
i mainly do ebay pictures,family pics,closeups and such .i do not blow pics up,or photoshop them.
so my needs are small.but since we do not own a video camera a good video section is essential for me as i would like to start doing some videos.

i have had sony mavicas for years and i like the sony line of cameras.

out of the 2 (h20-hx-1)which would you say takes the better picture?i do way more pictures than vids but thats to be expected since i dont have a video cam or a camera that does good enough video.

is the hx1 worth the extra 200 dollars vrs the h20?

i want to get the best camera for the buck,dont want to be upgrading again in a year.
thats why i,m starting to lean towards the hx 1 now since it has 1080p video .the h20 does not .

i have seen video taken from the hx1 on you tube in 1080p and its quite impressive.and its in stereo...

Yes, I just confirmed that the HX-1 does indeed shoot in the 640 X 480 format. No, my judgement was that the HX-1 was not $240 better than the H-20. So that is why I reduced my investment to $355, which is just $115 more than the H-20 camera.

the price on the h20 is hard to pass up on .
i,m not sure the extras are worth another 200 myself for the hx 1 .

i,m sure when something newer comes out the price on this hx1 will come down .

do you now have an h20 you would like to sell?
there should be a buy n sell forum here .
why is there not one?just curious

ps--so i been doing myself wrong taking pictures at 640by480 and then simply uploading them?
i can use higher resolution and then downsize them on imageshack.i used this resolution to avoid having to "mess" with the picture thru software.